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Published: 26 May 2016

One in five municipalities had more free–time residences than inhabited dwellings in 2015

According to Statistics Finland, there were 501,600 free-time residences in Finland at the end of 2015. Even though the number of free-time residences is no longer growing at the same rate as in previous years, the importance of free-time residences becomes emphasised especially in municipalities where the number of permanent residents decreases. At the end of 2015, one in five municipalities had more free-time residences than inhabited dwellings. Altogether, there were 63 such municipalities, those with the highest number of free-time residences were Parainen, Mäntyharju and Kemiönsaari.

Municipalities with more free-time residences than occupied dwellings in 2015 (those with the highest number of free-time residences)

Measured by the number of free-time residences, Mikkeli still had the highest number of free-time residences, followed by Kuopio and Parainen. The order of municipalities with the highest number of free-time residences remained unchanged in 2015. Mikkeli is the only municipality that has more than 10,000 free-time residences. Free-time residences are often located near the owner’s permanent residence. One-half of journeys to free-time residences are at most 38 kilometres. The median of the journey of people living in Uusimaa to their free-time residences is, however, over three times longer than the median for the entire country.

Municipalities with highest number of free-time residences in 2015

	Regional Division based on Municipalities on 1 Jan. 2016
1.	Mikkeli	10 349
2.	Kuopio	9 637
3.	Parainen	8 595
4.	Lohja	8 414
5.	Savonlinna	8 314
6.	Hämeenlinna	7 872
7.	Kouvola	7 740
8.	Salo	7 191
9.	Kuusamo	6 638
10.	Raasepori	6 524
11.	Pori	5 143
12.	Mäntyharju	4 853
13.	Kemiönsaari	4 730
14.	Kangasala	4 626
15.	Naantali	4 611

Source: Buildings and Free-time Residences, Statistics Finland

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Updated 26.5.2016